21 October, 2010 – Project Reduce, the joint waste project between Milton Keynes Council and Northamptonshire County Council, is reviewing options following the withdrawal of £138 million of government financial support. The councils in both areas have been working in partnership since 2008 to procure a long-term solution to the growing problem of residual or ‘black bag’ […]
21 October, 2010 – Cash for the quarterly residents’ magazine Together Northamptonshire has been cut by Northamptonshire County Council following yesterday’s spending announcements by the government. Cabinet member for strategy, communications and external relations Councillor David Mackintosh said: “We know that people have consistently told us they want to hear from us directly about how […]
20 October, 2010 – The Comprehensive Spending Review 2010 has been delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. To view full details, visit the HM Treasury website, http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
Earlier this year you told us what service areas were most important to you and where you thought we could make financial savings. We’ve already put some of your suggestions into practice. YouChoose is already changing the way we view and prioritise our services and at the moment your feedback is being used to inform […]
What the comprehensive spending review has demonstrated is that significant change in local public services is inevitable. Moving forward, we will have to focus more around our statutory duties and public’s priorities. To balance this with the other things we do, Northamptonshire County Council has a concept called helping you to help yourself. For example, our […]
6 October, 2010 – The fight for a fairer funding deal for public services in Northamptonshire has gone all the way to Downing Street today with a letter from the county’s MPs and councillors being presented to government this afternoon. Last week the county’s seven MPs jointly signed a letter with the leader of Northamptonshire […]
Welcome to our website where we hope you will join us in shaping the future of council services. Northamptonshire County Council is facing unprecedented financial challenges. The money we get through council tax represents a small proportion of the money we spend on services. A large part of our funding comes direct from government and […]
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